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Korea beats Japan again, advances to LLWS final

August 23, 2014
Japan catcher Shingo Tomita, left, misses the tag as South Korea's Jin Woo Jeon scores on a single by Ji Ho Park in the second inning of an International Championship baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday Aug. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Japan catcher Shingo Tomita, left, misses the tag as South Korea’s Jin Woo Jeon scores on a single by Ji Ho Park in the second inning of an International Championship baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday Aug. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

By Lee Kyutae

Following a 29-year absence, South Korea has defeated defending champion Japan twice to make it all the way back to the Little League World Series (LLWS) championship game.

South Korea won even more convincingly in their rematch against Japan on Saturday in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. After defeating Japan 4-2 four days ago, they dominated Japan 12-3 in the international final.

Japan took one of their worst beating in LLWS history as they fell apart for seven runs in the second inning.

South Korea will be looking for its third LLWS crown since winning two straight titles in 1984 and 1985 on Sunday (Noon PT, ABC-TV).  They’ll face the winner of the U.S. final between Las Vegas and Chicago.